Benedict Cumberbatch plays the Sorcerer Supreme in Scott Derrickson's "Doctor Strange." (Photo : Twitter/@CBR)
Watching "Doctor Strange" may have kept many of its viewers lured into its amazing visuals and storyline so much that they have missed one important Easter Egg related to another upcoming superhero movie, "Captain Marvel." Eagle-eyed fans noted that there may have been one clue in "Doctor Strange" hinting at Captain Marvel's origin.
In one particular scene in "Doctor Strange," Benedict Cumberbatch's character is talking to his assistant on the phone while driving superfast in his fancy sports car. Stephen Strange talks to his assistant about potential patients, but as he is a great surgeon with a reputation to maintain, he is picky with the cases he is about to take and declines several others until he takes interest in one.
Prior to the car crash that changed his life forever, his assistant brief him about a female patient who got struck by lightning. What's interesting about this patient is that she had an electric implant in her brain that helped subdue her schizophrenia.
When asked if this seemingly minor detail is related to Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Captain Marvel, "Doctor Strange" director Scott Derrickson told EW, "Remember that Brittany Murphy movie where she goes 'I'll never tell...'"
Simply stating, Derrickson neither confirmed nor denied this connection, although many fans are already sold on the idea that this patient is actually Carol Danvers, a character that will be played by Academy Award-winning actress Brie Larson in the upcoming "Captain Marvel" movie.
However, "Captain Marvel" screenwriter Nicole Perlman previously revealed that much of the superhero's origin story has been changed for the movie to prevent it from being similar to the Green Latern's origin movie.
"If you were just going to do a straight adaptation of the comics, her origin story is very similar to Green Lantern. And obviously, that's not what we want to do," Comicbook.com quoted Perlman as saying. "There's a lot of reinvention that needs to happen. And also, she's her own person and she's a great character. We have to be aware of what's happened in other Marvel film and makes sure that her particular storyline is unique and fun and also fits in within this world that's going on at the same time."
Whether or not the interesting patient that got struck by lightning is indeed Larson's Carol Danvers, only time can truly tell if it's true.
In the meantime, "Captain Marvel" is slated to premiere in theaters on March 8, 2019.
